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monkey/ˈmʌŋki/ n. & v.●n. (pl. -eys) 1 any of various mainly long-tailed agile tree-dwelling primates of the families Cebidae, Callithricidae, and Cercopithecidae 猴；猿 2 a mischievous person, esp. a child 淘气鬼；捣蛋鬼(尤指小孩) young monkey 小淘气 3 Brit. slang ￡ 500 [英] [俚语] 500 英镑 4 (in full 全称 monkey engine) a machine hammer for piledriving etc. (打桩等用的)打桩锤 ●v. (-eys, -eyed) 1 tr. mimic or mock 模仿；学样 2 intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 with) tamper or play mischievous tricks 捣蛋；胡闹 3 intr. (foll. by 后跟 around, about) fool around 鬼混；闲荡 □ have a monkey on one's back slang be a drug addict [俚语]毒瘾很深 □ make a monkey of humiliate by making appear ridiculous 使出丑；耍弄；嘲弄 □ monkeyish adj.[16th c.: origin unknown (perhaps Low German)] |